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package dk.redillusions.jdbc.proxy;

import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
import java.sql.Statement;

/**
 * A {@link JDBCProvider} provides instances of JDBC the JDBC classes. The
 * instances that the {@link JDBCProvider} provides will get all method
 * invocations proxied from the underlying (real) JDBC objects.
 * 
 * @author Sune Wettersteen
 * 
 */
public interface JDBCProvider {
	/**
	 * Provides a {@link PreparedStatement} which should get method invocations
	 * proxied.
	 * 
	 * @return The prepared statement
	 */
	PreparedStatement providePreparedStatement();

	/**
	 * Provides a {@link Statement} which should get method invocations proxied.
	 * 
	 * @return The statement
	 */
	Statement provideStatement();

	/**
	 * Provides a {@link Connection} which should get method invocations
	 * proxied.
	 * 
	 * @return The connection
	 */
	Connection provideConnection();
}
